Being the R9 series member, the R9 280 X-Edition is fitted with 3 GB of GDDR5 memory connected via a high speed 384 bit memory interface and 1250 MHz (5.0 Gbps) of memory speed. It clocks at 855 MHz core speed, and it can reach to 960 MHz with boost, delivering excellent performance for a wide range of application. The R9 280 X-Edition is packed with groundbreaking features like Mantle support, AMD Power Management technologies and AMD CrossFire technology. Mantle support may allow games and applications to operate CPU and GPU more efficiently, and bring better, faster games to the PC. In addition, the AMD Power Management technologies which include AMD PowerTune technology and AMD ZeroCore Power technology, gamers can do the intelligent power monitoring and consume nearly no power under idle state. By using AMD CrossFire technology, gamers can up GPUs and enjoy an instant hit of extra graphics performance.